1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/message.cc b/lib/message.cc
index 069cedb2..4a5fae1e 100644
--- a/lib/message.cc
+++ b/lib/message.cc
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ _notmuch_message_create_for_message_id (notmuch_database_t *notmuch,
 
 	doc_id = db->add_document (doc);
     } catch (const Xapian::Error &error) {
+	fprintf (stderr, "A Xapian exception occurred creating message: %s\n",
+		 error.get_msg().c_str());
 	*status_ret = NOTMUCH_PRIVATE_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION;
 	return NULL;
     }